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  Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Among Patients With Influenzalike Illnesses Presenting to a Los Angeles Medical Center in March 2020

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Spellberg, Brad, Meredith Haddix, Rebecca Lee, Susan Butler-Wu, Paul Holtom, Hal Yee, and Prabhu Gounder.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-03-31
  Description: Until recently, diagnostic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was only available through public health laboratories.

• Association Between Chronic Use of Immunosuppresive Drugs and Clinical Outcomes From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Large US Health System

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Comorbidity, Complications, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Outcomes, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Andersen, Kathleen M., Hemalkumar B. Mehta, Natasha Palamuttam, Daniel Ford, Brian T. Garibaldi, Paul G. Auwaerter, Jodi Segal, and G. Caleb Alexander.
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2021-01-07
  Description: It is unclear whether chronic use of immunosuppressive drugs worsens or improves the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with plausible mechanisms for both.

• De-isolating COVID-19 Suspect Cases: A Continuing Challenge

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Infection Prevention and Control, Isolate, Isolation/Biocontainment, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Tay, Jun-Yang, Poh Lian Lim, Kalisvar Marimuthu, Sapna Pradip Sadarangani, Li Min Ling, Brenda Sze Peng Ang, Monica Chan, Yee-Sin Leo, and Shawn Vasoo.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-26
  Description: To the Editor—As of 15 February 2020, Singapore had screened a total of 991 suspected cases for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), of which 72 cases tested positive, 812 cases tested negative, and the remaining 107 had pending results.

• ICU-like Care of Nonhuman Primates with Ebola Virus Disease

  Tags Ebola, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Blair, P. W., M. G. Kortepeter, L. G. Downey, C. S. Madar, I. L. Downs, K. A. Martins, F. Rossi, J. A. Williams, A. Madar, C. W. Schellhase, J. J. Bearss, X. Zeng, S. Bavari, V. Soloveva, J. B. Wells, K. S. Stuthman, N. L. Garza, S. A. Vantongeren,…
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-12-25
  Description: Ebola virus disease (EVD) supportive care strategies are largely guided by retrospective observational research. This study investigated the effect of EVD supportive care algorithms on duration of survival in a controlled nonhuman primate (NHP)…
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  Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals

  Tags Emergency Management, Mpox, R-Res&Pub, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Boghuma K Titanji, Bryan Tegomoh, Saman Nematollahi, Michael Konomos, Prathit A Kulkarni
  Subject: General
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2022-06-23
  Description: We present in this review an updated overview of monkeypox for healthcare professionals in the context of the ongoing outbreaks around the world.

• Origin and evolution of the 2019 novel coronavirus

  Tags Coronavirus, COVID-19, Epidemiology, R-IPC, R-Res&Pub
  Creator: Zhang, Liangsheng, Fu-ming Shen, Fei Chen, and Zhenguo Lin.
  Subject: Infection Control
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-03
  Description: The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) recently reported from Wuhan (China), and Thailand, Japan, South Korea and US have been confirmed as new coronavirus (page 1).
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  Radiologists Describe Coronavirus Imaging Features

  Tags Coronavirus, COVID-19, Identify, R-Res&Pub, Radiology
  Creator: Radiological Society of North America
  Subject: Research
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-02-04
  Description: In a special report published today in the journal Radiology, researchers describe CT imaging features that aid in the early detection and diagnosis of Wuhan coronavirus.

• The role of dedicated biocontainment patient care units in preparing for COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks

  Tags 2019-nCoV, Clinical Care, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Example, Isolation/Biocontainment, Outbreaks, Preparedness, R-Lead, R-PhIn, R-Res&Pub, Special Pathogens, Treatment and Care
  Creator: Flinn, Jade B., Noreen A. Hynes, Lauren M. Sauer, Lisa L. Maragakis, and Brian T. Garibaldi.
  Subject: Physical Infrastructure
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2020-09-04
  Description: In response to the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2016, the US Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) established 10 regional treatment centers, called biocontainment units (BCUs) to prepare and provide care for patients…

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  "Current status of drug treatment against the disease caused by the Ebola virus/Situación actual del tratamiento farmacológico
  frente a la enfermedad causada por el virus Ébola"

  Tags Ebola, Español, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Spanish, Therapeutics, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: Reina J.
  Subject: Elementos en Español
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2016-02-01
  Description: The recent epidemic of disease caused by the Ebola virus has highlighted the need to develop specific drugs and have to deal with this entity.

• "Fact sheet on Ebola virus disease (updated May 2017)/Aide-mémoire sur la maladie à virus Ebola
  (mis à jour en mai 2017) "

  Tags Contact Transmission, Diagnosis, Droplet Transmission, Ebola, Epidemiology, Français, French, Infection Prevention and Control, Outbreaks, R-Res&Pub, Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
  Creator: WHO
  Subject: Contenu Français
  Item Type: Publication
  Date Last Updated: 2017-05-19
  Description: Fact Sheet of Ebola in French and English, updated May 2017.